Lubrication cabinet or the like



Dec- 9 1952 c. w. GINTER LUBEICATION CABINET 0R TEE LIKE 2 SHEETS-SHEET l Filed Nov. 28, 1947 INVENTO Dec. 9, 1952 Q W. GINTER 2,620,940

LUBRICATION CABINET OR THE LIKE Filed Nov. 28, 1947 2 SHEETS--SHEET 2 Patented Dec. 9, 1952 LUBRICATION CBINET 0R THE 'LIKE Chatles .Ginter,1Bryan, Unio, assigner to AThe Aro Equipment Corporation, Bryan, ohio, :a

y.corpovationfofh'io Application November v28, 1947, Serial No. '788,452

This iinvention relates @to Ka lubrication cabinet or the like.

It Eis an Yobject vof Athe invention to -provide an improved `cabin-et -or containing a portable -in* .removable container or lubricant #and fthe like which is so constructed that ready access may 'behad fto the-intenci- -oi' the cabinet `for removing Vand replacing the container.

It .fis ranother `cib) ect o'f the invention fto vprovide a cabinet 4'constrm'ztior'i v-'or housing ra removable cntainer ywherein the 4cabinet is formed of two main :readily separable parts. onefof which normally supports the container.

1t i's `a further lo'b-j ectl o! the invention to vprovide a cab-inet construction fior housing Ia container andpump oflubricant and lthelike, which pump is -fprovided vwith a "hose extending -exteriorly Ioi' the cabinet, the cabinet providing a rconvenient space i'or storing the hose out A:of sight when :not in'u'se.

It is-aan 'important obiect of the `invention Ato provi-'de a cabinet Afor xhousing fa container for lubricant and the like which `is pleasing in appearance, inexpensive "to manufacture and #is leasy to use.

It is an additional ooect nof the invention L'to provide a cabinet for enclosing 'a `rernova'ilecontainer `for lubricant :and ythe 'flike which 'is' formed mainly of vsheet meta-l 'andwhieh is exceptionally sturdy in rconstruct'ion, which is essential in.

equipment of this which yfis Y.generally .used in garages. 'and service stations.

With these and rother objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, arrangement :and `combination -of fthe 'various lparts of ymy device, lwhereby -fthe lobjects contemplated 4v'ate attained, as hereinafter more -u'lly set forth, pointed out in the claims and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, wherein:

ii'ig-ure l Sis :a .rear leleverticaal view .of the cahinet;

.Figure 12 lis fla vvertical 'sectionalview of thecabb netfitaken fon vdine 12--2 lof Figure 1,; y Figures visan enlarged y'partial sectional view -o'f the latch mechanism;

.Figureflis an enlarged patti-a1 elevational view of :the latch mechanism;

'Filgure isfa perspective vview `ofthe front sepaable portion of :the cabinet;

Figure 46 ,is 1a perspective :view pf ythe frear separable ,portion .of the cabinet;

:Figure L7 is a .horizontal section-all view :of the cabinet taken on line 'Tl- 1 of'Figure 2; :and

'Figure 8 is :an enlarged partial view :of `the rear of the "cabinet withgp'ortion's thereof 'in section.

r2 'Reerring specifically 4to the drawings der e. detailed description of the invention, numeral lil designates generally the .separable `front portion of the cabinet, and numeral vlf2 the 'separable 'rear portion fof `the cabinet.

:The 4separable iront portion of :the cabinet 'ill comprises a rounded -wall member :generally .indicated at 543, :Whichincludes side walls .14', a curved top wall i5 and a front Wall il6. .As iis-apparent from Figure J5, the vportion fll (of the .cabinet is open `at its rear. nn inverted Illl-'shaped sheet metall member l1 fis Welded'lto the :side `walls H --and the top wall 1'5 adj acenttheirear Vendthereof.

The vmember l1 is provided Vwith :an inturned flange f8 throughout `its length. IThe member rlkl of the Eii-iazn'ge 18 adds 'rigidity to ithe 'portion l] and `the '-iiange i8 'also provides a :stop yilor :the lrear 'portion I2, as will be hereinafter described. 'A skirt :member generally indicated at t9 is provided atithe 5bot'tcnn of the :side walls VI4 .and front wall 16, which skirt :is provided lwith "an upper yvertical 'flange 20. The yside and iront wal-ls Till and t6 Aare welded to this vvflange-2l). LA reinforcing member 12|, which is provided with an 'lnturned Yange 22, is Welded to `the interior of the-skirt member for-the purpose .o'f imparting 22 is providedwith -slot openings`23 adjacent the rear thereof, *for 'a purposelhereinaf-ter described.

A bracket 4274 'is 'Weldedto the lila-nge IB adj acont the Ainterior -of fthe vtop --of the member Ill :and sa rearwardlvfextending fstud 25 having aSlot 26 tin the `.top thereof lis secured tothebracket l24. The 'stud 25 fand the fslo't r26 provide a portion l'of a latch mechanism, which has cooperating mein- 'bers -on :the `rear portion l2.

,-'ffThe separable portion l2 of 'the cabin-et assembly tcomprises a'vertical back Wall 2?! having'Tea-rlvvarclly extending 4lia-tiges fZB along its *vertical edges. A horizontal flange 2'9 istprovided on the bottom of the vertical walll, which flange 29 spreferably Welded to a Vhorizontal supporting plate tor lbed pla-te 53,1, 'The plate 3l is sformed with .a idownturned .iiange :32 :at the :rear Vthereof vwhich zforms :an yopening 33 in #the iback of 'the vertical walls-2l. The opening 33 zisvbest shown in ,lligure iA :pair 'of 'brackets T34 are preferably welded 4to the-:tear end ofthe plate 311 fat the cornersithereo, which brackets include 4upwardly :extending nanges or Iiingers 35. The 'nn-gers '35 extend through suitable :openings in the 1plate "3|.` `small vertical plate '36 .is welded lto `the rear edge kthe plate 3| and provides, `with the .back Wall i-andthenangese, avreeessorpooketfw, which has the opening 33 in its bottom. As is clear from Figure 8, the fingers 35 are adapted to extend through the slots 23 in flange 22 on the front separable member to lock portions and I2 together adjacent the bottoms thereof. Reinforcing angle members 40a are provided at the rear corners of the pocket 40.

Rear rollers 31 and front rollers 38 are provided for the assembly, if a portable cabinet is desired, and are secured to the plate 3| by roller brackets 39 and 4|, respectively.

A latch member 42 is pivoted at 43 adjacent the upper portion of wall 21 and includes a handle 44. An aperture 45 is disposed4 in the upper portion of the back wall 21 of the member I2, andthe stud 25 on the cabinet portion is adapted to extend through the aperture 45 when the members and I2 are in their assembled position. The latch member 42 engages the slot 26 in the stud 25 to maintain the front and back members locked together at the top thereof, as best shown in Figures 3 and 4.

Also disposed on the rear wall 21 of the member I2 is an automatic wick type oiler 46 and a lubricant tting 41. The oiler 46 is provided with a quick detachable coupling 48 on the interior of the wall 21. Likewise, the lubricant fitting 41 is provided with a quick detachable coupling 49 on the inside of wall 21.

As shown in Figure 2, a closed container for lubricant or other liquid is to be disposed within the cabinet construction and is supported on the plate 3|. The container 5| has a pump, diagrammatically illustrated at 52, for pumping lubricant or the like from the container 5|. A exible conduit 53 for compressed air has a quick detachable fitting 54 on the end thereof to connect with the fitting 48 and thus deliver compressed air to the pump 52 for operating the same. The oiler 46 is also provided with a quick detachable coupling 59 on its exterior so that a source of compressed air may be detachably secured thereto. A iiexible lubricant hose 55 extends from the container 5|, in a manner not shown, which hose 55 is provided with a quick detachable coupling 56 on its end connected with the coupling 49. The coupling 41 on the exterior of the Wall 21 is detachably connected to a hose 51 having a lubricant fitting 58 at the end thereof. Hook members 46a and 41a yare provided on the rear of the wall 21 to hang the fitting 58 when not in' use. It will be noted from Figures l and 2 that the hose 51 is stored in back of the cabinet out of sight when not in use and that a portion of the hose extends into the pocket 40 and through the opening 33 .-in the plate 3|. Obviously, different types of ttings or nozzles may be-provided in place of the fitting 58, and as many hooks may be used as necessary to support the diferenttypes of fittings.

Operation Assume that the parts of the cabinet and the container are in the position shown in Figure 2, and it is necessary to remove an empty container 5| and replace it with a full container. First, the compressed air line (not shown) is detached from the fitting 59 of oiler 46. The-handle 44 of the latch 42 is then raised and the latch is lifted out of the slot 26 in the stud 25. The forward portion of the cabinet II may then be rocked forwardly about the fingers 35 until the stud 25 clears the hole 45 within the back wall 21. The entire front assembly may then be lifted slightly to remove it from the fingers 35 and the front assembly may be placed on the floor, preferably in the position shown in Figure 5. The couplings 48-45 and 49-56 are then uncoupled or sumcient length of hose is provided and the pump 52 is removed from the container 5| and placed in a full container. The container 5| is removed from the base plate 3| and a full container with the pump 52 therein is disposed on the base plate 3|. The liquid and air connections are again made, the front assembly is again positioned with the fingers 35 extending through the slots 33, and the latch 42 is re-engaged.

When it is desired to use the cabinet, it obviously may be rolled to its desired position on the rollers 31 and 38. The hose 51 with coupling 53 are then removed from the back of the cabinet and are used to lubricate an automobile or other piece of' machinery. After the lubrication is completed, the hose is stored away in the back of the cabinet and the cabinet may be rolled up against a wall, so that the hose is hidden from view. It is obvious that all working parts are enclosed, and that the only thing that is visual in the garage or service station is a pleasing looking cabinet. It will also be obvious that when the front assembly is removed from the rear assembly I2, and the container is still on the supporting plate 3|, the entire assembly I2 may be easily moved on the rollers 31 and 38 to a location where it is desired to change containers.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided a cabinet for a container of lubricant or the like which is portable, sturdy in its construction, pleasing in appearance land in which the enclosed container is readily accessible when it is desired to replace a container within the cabinet.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope without sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

I claim as my invention:

1. A cabinet for enclosing a removable container of lubricant or the like comprising a front portion including side, front and top walls, a rear portion comprising a rear wall and a bottom supporting wall, means for detachably securing the front and rear portions together to provide a completely closed cabinet, and vertical side anges extending rearwardly from the rear wall in substantial alignment with the side walls of the front portion to form a chamber open at its rear.

2. A cabinet for enclosing a removable container of lubricant or the like comprising a front portion including side, front and top walls, a rear portion comprising a rear wall and a bottom supporting wall, means for detachably securing the front and rear portions together to provide a completely closed cabinet, a skirt secured to the bottom of said front portion and encompassing the bottom suporting wall of the rear portion, and a reinforcing member secured to said skirt internally thereof and provided with an inturned ange having openings adjacent the rear thereof, said openings constituting part of the means for detachably securing the front and rear cabinet portions together. 3. A' cabinet for enclosing a removable container of lubricant or the like comprising a front 5 portion including side, front and top walls, a rear portion comprising a rear wall and a bottom supporting wall, means for detachably securing the front and rear portions together to provide a completely closed cabinet, vertical side flanges extending rearwardly from the rear wall in substantial alignment with the side Walls of the front portion yto form a chamber open at its rear for the storage of articles when the cabinet is not in use, and a vertical plate disposed on said bottom wall adjacent the bottom of said vertical side anges to provide an upwardly open pocket.

CHARLES W. GIN'I'ER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the flic of this patent:

Number 6 UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Shepherd Oct. 1, 1895 Chalmers Mar. 14, 1899 Keagy et al June 24, 1913 Feldstein Jan. 8, 1924 Eccles June 13, 1933 Holmes May 3, 1938 Eagley Mar. 5, 1940 Johansson Jan. 9, 1945 Ellis et al Jan. 15, 1946 Tabet May 15, 1951 

